The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-27
THE RACERS,


Description Of tho Yachts nud Their
N Crews.
New York. Sept. 26.-Grcat interest is
manifested in the international yacht race
which is to take place tomorrow. It will
ba the greatest race OF It's Kind ever wit.
messed, and the psople Of two continents
are watching the preparations with extra.
ordinary interest. The two beautiful yes.
sells that are to take part in the great
struggle for the championship, the Vo!un-
teer, OF America, and the TEiatie. Of Scot
land, are wonders in their way, and the
the admiration Of the world. Thoy illus.
trate the va!us Of International colnp,ti-
ton.
They are both tho resul. OF shss iamoua
victory which the America. won over The
feet Of the Royal Yach. Squadron in a
race around the Iale Of Wight on AuguB.
%, 1851. The donors Of the cap did Laore
than they dreamed Of for the science OF
yacht designing when they gave 1t into
the keeping OF the New York Yacht Club
to defend against all coners. Yot the
impetus was rot felt until recent years,
The British schoonexS Cambria and 1.-Two.
mia were go easily disposed of that the
conteats only led US to regard with piaaed
contentmsat, and something more, the
models then In vogue. 80 5,
But the challenge OF TIE Genesis caused
an awakening. The bsst s;oop then in
a., o.o kass w, tho E.,n;a ,rk;,t, -. :.
Gently came near hsius capeizad by puff
Of wind that, "a tue rhis.le's owner re-
marked, would not have jeopsrdi5ed 9
cutter at all. Sho was inferior both in
speed and siza to the Geneasa. Tho hour
was at hand Snd the manor rather two
Of them, came vixen needed. Mr.. Bur.
gess designed the Puritan aud Gen. Paine
sailed her; the cup WAS aaved aud Ameri-
cans could proudly point to 1t when Brit.
ona sang that bumptioua Gong, britannia
ruleo the waves" And bssides, another
fine sloop, the Priscilla, inferior 10 the
Puritan, but fairly match for any single.
stick boat In England, was sdded to the
American fleet. The Puritan sas dubbed
"the pserlesa Pu,issr," aad every patriot.
10 American felt au:a thss 30 cutter would
ever stand chance against her. But the
two quiet, modest gentlemen vaa had
created her let othsfs do the Dragging
whi,s they put their hsAds togeshss 10 de-.
wise sonetaing ntill faster. &, ....s..
The challenge Of the Gala!ea gayo the
Opportunity They Gvolved the May
flower; the Galatea WAS badly beaten, ss
everybody bnd :nraseen; the Fnritsn yss
"peerless" no longer, aud thst proud prs-
fix was transferred to The MeyAossr.
Again Yankee Doolis" resounded
through the land, and ssain the two gen.
,lsmen Whose strength lay in deeds, los
words. conferred together aud produced
the Volunteer to compete fo7 supremacy
with the tastes: yacht that Great Bfitsin
could build.
AS with tho Puritan, 60 With THO May
flower; only for year could ehe wear the
proud .itlo Of ''pserless." It nasy be said
that as yet the Volunteer hes only hsil
won it; she has to thrash the Scotch o.a!.
before it will be wholly, hers. But Il
many good judges who were right twics
before arc not this time mistaken, beiora
the week ia over "Peerless Volunteer in
big type will he hlez med forth in many
headline tho country oyer. Will Paine
and Burgess stop here1 1 man cannot
always improve on his own hsuaiwork !;
but many men afs willing to wager that
| if Paine and Burgess act auothsr chance
the Volunteer will not 10 apeesless" ness
year. i
E. THE VOLUNTEER.
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